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Purp's Premier League Predictions
PurpleJ
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1. Chelsea - Play an unattractive, defensive brand of football. Foreign owned. Arrogant fans. Perfect team to win the English league.
2. Arsenal - Really good at being fun to watch, but also really good at choking early in the season.
3. Man City - Bought Raheem Sterling for a King's ransom. Still have issues in defense.
4. Liverpool - Led by the tactical genius of Brendan "Sarkisian" Rodgers, they tend to have trust issues at the back and problems with finishing. Probably squandered the 50 million euros they got for Sterling already. Haven't been relevant in years. The Washington Huskies of England.
5. Man Utd - Similar problems as Liverpool. Bought a shit ton of attacking talent, but have a defense that would make OJ cry.
6. Tottenham - Honestly who cares at this point?
7. Southampton - Really good at developing players and selling them like a slave auction later on for millions.
8. Everton - Consistent underachievers.
9. Swansea City - Welsh team that plays good football.
10. Stoke City - Used to play shitty football, but learned how to pass the ball so they are decent now.
11-17. Meh...mid table clubs
18. Burnley - Should have been relegated last season.
19. Leicester City - See above.
20. Bournemouth - Should never have been promoted.
2. Arsenal - Really good at being fun to watch, but also really good at choking early in the season.
3. Man City - Bought Raheem Sterling for a King's ransom. Still have issues in defense.
4. Liverpool - Led by the tactical genius of Brendan "Sarkisian" Rodgers, they tend to have trust issues at the back and problems with finishing. Probably squandered the 50 million euros they got for Sterling already. Haven't been relevant in years. The Washington Huskies of England.
5. Man Utd - Similar problems as Liverpool. Bought a shit ton of attacking talent, but have a defense that would make OJ cry.
6. Tottenham - Honestly who cares at this point?
7. Southampton - Really good at developing players and selling them like a slave auction later on for millions.
8. Everton - Consistent underachievers.
9. Swansea City - Welsh team that plays good football.
10. Stoke City - Used to play shitty football, but learned how to pass the ball so they are decent now.
11-17. Meh...mid table clubs
18. Burnley - Should have been relegated last season.
19. Leicester City - See above.
20. Bournemouth - Should never have been promoted.
Comments
The rest of the clubs in England are all overrated.
In the Premier League, they are the class and the rest are busy playing catchup.
In the Champions League, they are a just a step behind but can step up and win the whole thing if everything breaks right for them.
People get critical of the fact that they are defensively sound and should play more "beautiful" football ... that's BS because a) they know who they are and b) know what they have to play to be successful in Europe.
BTW, your description of Swansea was spot on ... they should be on TV more often.
As Race says, winners win. Sometimes, that's through great offense. Others it is through great defense.
SF, J.
1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Man U
5. Liverpool - TSIO...Fire Rodgers
6. Everton
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18. Sunderland
19. Norwich
20. Watford